Necktie-holder.



D." L. ALMANSA.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. 1912.

Patented July 15, 1913.

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T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DIONISIO LAMAS AL-MANSA, a citizen of the Republic of Cuba, residing at Nuevitas, in theState of Ca magiiey and Republic of Cuba, have in vented new and usefulImprovements in Necktie-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is an improved necktie holder for keeping a necktie inshape, for protecting the tie and forming an ornament therefor and alsofor connecting the tie to the front collar button, thus preventing thetie from slipping in the collar and also incidentally preventing thecollar from becoming detached from the collar button, the inventionconsisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:Figure 1 is a front elevation of a necktieholder constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same inuse on a tie. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same on theplane indicated by the line aa of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view of the same on the plane indicated by the line Z)b ofFig. 1. Fig. t is a plan of the blank from which the inner member of thetie holder is constructed.

My improved necktie holder comprises an inner member 1 and an outermember 2. In practice, the inner member is formed from a sheet metalblank such as shown in Fig. 4. The inner member comprises a clip plate 3and a U-shaped tongue 4. The clip plate, which is substantially squarewith rounded corners, is provided in its under side at its center, witha slot 5 to receive the stem on the front collar button and, hence,adapt the clip plate to be engaged with the head of the collar button.The tongue 4 which is U-shaped, has its rear arm 6 bent clownwardly fromthe upper side of the clip plate so that the said arm overhangs the clipplate and is arranged on the front side of the central portion thereofand to engage the button head and thereby coact with the clip plate insecuring the inner member of the tie holder, to the collar button. Thistongue is a spring, the device being made of spring sheet metal, and theouter arm 7 of the tongue is formed at points intermediate its ends withserrated teeth 8 which are bent forwardly from the sides thereof and areadapted to engage the rear side of the tie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 24, 1912.

Patented July 15, 1913. Serial No. 722,088.

The clip plate has its side edges bent forwardly at right angles to formflanges 9 which are provided with openings 10, arranged medially. Thatportion of the rear arm 6 of the spring tongue at which is coincidentwith the head of the collar button has an opening 11 through which thebutton head partly projects, the diameter of the said opening being lessthan that of the head of the button.

The outer or front member 2 of my improved necktie holder issubstantially semitubular in form and is also made of suitable springmetal. The ends of the outer member 2 are narrowed and the said outermember forms in effect a band to pass around the necktie and the ends orarms of the outer member are provided at their inner sides with studs 12to engage the open ings 10 in the flanges 9, the ends of the outermember being adapted to bear against the said flanges 9, the outer orfront member thus holding itself by spring tension in engagement withthe inner member. The outer member may be jeweled and ornamented in anysuitable manner and forming as it does an open band or ring which passesaround the tie and bears against the front side thereof, very greatlyimproves the appearance of the tie so as to greatly enhance itsattractiveness and moreover this outer member forms a shield whichprotects the tie. The spring tongue 4- 0f the inner member presses thetie against the inner or rear side of the outer member so that the tieis held firmly between the inner and outer members and therefore cannotslip. The teeth 8 which become embedded in the rear side of the tie alsomaterially assist in holding the tie in place.

My improved necktie holder may be readily manufactured at slight cost,is very simple, may be ornamented in any suitable or preferred mannerand constitutes an ornamental attachment to a tie, saves time andpatience, and also serves to greatly protect and add to the durabilityof neckties.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that changes may be made in theform, proportion and construction of the several parts without departingfrom the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appendedclaim.

I claim In a necktie holder of the class described,

the combination of an inner member having with means to engage theopenings in the 10 a clip plate provided with a slot in its unflanges ofthe clip plate.

der side to engage the shank or neck of a In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature collar button, and further provided at its in presence oftwo witnesses.

sides with forwardly extending flanges having openings, and a U-shapedspring tongue DIONISIO LAMAS ALMANSA' on the front side of the said clipplate, and Vitnesses: an outer member comprising a substantially AUG. S.RODRIGUEZ, se1n1-tubu1ar sprlng provlded at 1ts ends JORGE MEDERAS.

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